Roof-seat for shingling



(No Model.)

W. 'P. THOMSON.

ROOF SEAT FOR 'SHINGLING, Nd. 262,508. Patented Aug. 8, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM P. THOMSON, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

ROOF-SEAT FOR SHINGLING.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 262,508, dated August 8, 1882.

Application filed May 10 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. THOMSON, of Joliet, Will county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Roof-Seats for Shingling and other Purposes, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a roofseat constructed in accordance with my invention, and is arranged on a pitched roof, which is shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of said seat, and Fig. 3 a front view thereof. This invention, which is designed to be used in shingling roofs, is notintended as, nor isit constructed to form a bracket on which to erect, a staging for shingling or other purposes but it is a separate or independent seat, which is portable and complete invitself, may readily be moved about on the roof, and is capable of adjustment to roofs of different pitch without risk of slipping, and with every facility for adjusting the level of its top or surface on which the person using the seat sits to roofs of varying inclinations.

To these ends the invention consists in a roof-seat of angular construction, having claws, spikes, or anchoring devices, and consisting of a front upright or support, a top adjustable along or over said support, and adjustable side braces, substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A indicates the top of the seat, and B a front perpendicular support thereto, and O 0 side braces uniting said support with the top. The bottom of the support B and the back end of the top A are each provided with spikes, spurs, claws, or other suitable anchoring devices, b b, to prevent the seat from slipping on a pitched roof to which it is applicable for shingling and other purposes, as shown in Fig. 1, said roof 0 being represented by dotted lines. The top A is secured to the front support,B,bymeans ofscrew- (No model.)

fastenings d d, arranged to pass through 1ongitudinal slots 0 e in the top, whereby said top A may he slid forward or backward over and on the support to secure for the sittin g-surface a horizontal or like position on roofs of diiferent inclinations or pitch. To adapt the braces O O to this adjustment of the top A they are permanently secured in front to the sides of the support B, but are attached attheir rear ends to the sides of the top A by screws ff entering any one of a seriesof holes, 9 g, in the sides of the seat.

A roof-seat thus constructed is simple, firm,

and may be made to preserve its level on roofs of various pitches. It avoids any building of staging and foot-rest, as when shingling-brackets are used, and in shingling it not only forms a secure and broad seat for the workman, but may be moved along byhim as the work progresses as he would a chair. It accordingly is a much cheaper and more convenient contrivanee than any system of shingling brackets and staging can be.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A roof-seat for shingling and other purposes provided with spikes or anchoring devices at either or both ends, and consisting of a front upright, a top adjustable on and over the upper end ofsaid upright, and side braces connecting the upright with the top and ad justable along the top, substantially as specitied.

2. In aroof-seat for shingling and other purposes provided with suitable spikes or claws for holding it in position, the combination of the front upright, B, the top A having longitudinal slots 6 e and adjustable on and over the upper end of said upright, the fastenings, screws, or devices d d, the side braces, O 0, uniting said support and top, and the screws or fastenings f f, arranged to engage with the top at diiferent points in its length, essentially as shown and described.

WILLIAM P. THOMSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN GOUGES, JAMES C. OGoNNoR. 

